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Linnets wings' clipped

10:44am Wednesday 1st October 2008

STEVE Wilkes took his Runcorn Linnets outfit to the Fylde coast to take on the 2008 FA Vase Winners on the back of some good recent displays.

First win for Cronton Villa

10:45am Wednesday 1st October 2008

CRONTON Villa got the first win of the season under their belts in a tight game against Runcorn Albion at Birchfiled Road on Saturday.

District Junior Football League Round-up

11:15am Wednesday 1st October 2008

Results U-16/17s League: Norton Knights Jnrs 1 Moorfield Celtic 9, BPR Leiria 12 Norton Knights Sports 0, Brookvale Utd 1 Halton Villa 9, Norton Knights Snrs 0 Beechwood Barcelona 2.

Frodsham golf results

10:58am Wednesday 1st October 2008

Frodsham Golf Club results Monthly Medal, Div 1: 1. Jonathan Mee 76-9=67; 2. Peter Stock 78-10=68; 3. Carl Massey 72-4=68.

Junior rugby league round-up

9:30am Wednesday 1st October 2008

Ince Rose Bridge U-14s 12 West Bank Bears 18 GOALKICKING won the day for the Bears in this re-arranged game under the floodlights at Ince with both sides scoring three tries but the homesters unable to convert any.

Three out of three for Wids

10:46am Wednesday 1st October 2008

Widnes 51 Sale FC 18 WIDNES made it three out of three as they secured their first home win of the season after two successive away victories.

Hard-earned win for Hornets

5:19pm Thursday 25th September 2008

Halton Farnworth Hornets U-16s 26 Pilkington Recs 10 HORNETS under-16s scored a hard-earned win with tries by Jimmy Hilton, Carl Mercer, David Meadows, Daniel Price and Ste Shone.

Table-topping Wids

5:12pm Thursday 25th September 2008

Winnington Park 9 Widnes 33 WIDNES proved the previous week’s success at Wigan was no fluke another terrific away win, Kevin Leadbetter again leading the way with a personal 23-point haul as they secured their place at the top of the table.

Mixed fortunes for Cronton Villa

5:11pm Thursday 25th September 2008

IT was a weekend of mixed fortunes for Cronton Villa FC.

100% record maintained

5:11pm Thursday 25th September 2008

SMITHS SD FC maintained their 100% record in Division Five of the Warrington Soccer League as they hosted Halton Borough 3rd at The Heath. A Sanderson Hat-trick was supported by strikes from Kev Perchard and Lewis Bradbury. Joe Elson claimed the man of the match award.


National News

FTSE plunges to 20-year low

Alistair Darling makes a statement in response to the banking crisis

Updated 6:40pm Monday 6th October 2008

More than £93 billion was wiped from the value of the UK's biggest companies as London's FTSE 100 suffered its biggest fall since Black Monday.


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